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of course you can't fix obamacare by piling on more obamacare. i'm sure that won't some from trying to convince us otherwise, but even amid the traces of reality continue to break through. consider what the clintons said during the election. former president clinton called obamacare -- quote -- "the craziest thing in the world." end quote. that's bill clinton. and secretary clinton said -- quote -- "lots of americans" have insurance too expensive for them to actually use. that was the democratic candidate for president of the united states. the democratic governor of minnesota said that the affordable care act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people. so reality is beginning to break through. and despite his obamacare pep rally yesterday, even the law's namesake hasn't been immune to sporadic admissions of the obvious. president obama recently admitted that obamacare has -- quote -- "real problems." end quote. has bemoaned the human impact of his law's -- quote -- "premium increases." and lack of competition and choice, and admitt
of course you can't fix obamacare by piling on more obamacare. i'm sure that won't some from trying to convince us otherwise, but even amid the traces of reality continue to break through. consider what the clintons said during the election. former president clinton called obamacare -- quote -- "the craziest thing in the world." end quote. that's bill clinton. and secretary clinton said -- quote -- "lots of americans" have insurance too expensive for them to actually use....
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only obamacare individual -- on the obamacare individual market. zero. many virginians recently learned they could also have fewer choices on the obamacare exchanges next year. in fact, people in 27 of the state's 95 counties could have just one option for coverage through the obamacare marketplace in 2018. tennesseans in 16 counties are in a similar distressing situation as they too are likely to have just one choice when it comes to signing up for insurance through the obamacare exchanges next year. so these are just the latest developments in obamacare's dwindling options which over the years have continuously pushed too many people off their plans and left them with fewer choices. take one knoxville, tennessee, woman who recounted her experience in a recent news article. in 2015, she signed up for an obamacare plan with one major insurer, but by the end of the year that company pulled out of the marketplace, leaving her to find a new plan. in 2016 she was forced to sign up for an obamacare plan with another insurer. again, at the end of the year that
only obamacare individual -- on the obamacare individual market. zero. many virginians recently learned they could also have fewer choices on the obamacare exchanges next year. in fact, people in 27 of the state's 95 counties could have just one option for coverage through the obamacare marketplace in 2018. tennesseans in 16 counties are in a similar distressing situation as they too are likely to have just one choice when it comes to signing up for insurance through the obamacare exchanges...
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you didn't before obamacare. fox's reporting continues when we return. >>> obamacare passed in 2010, on the heels of the financial meltdown. the president pitched it as an economic boon to the nation. it would bend the cost curve, he said, help small business. not for nothing, it was called the affordable care act. as the law takes hold, the economy's still sluggish. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us here today. i know i've heard from many of you -- >> august 28th, unionville, connecticut. democratic congresswoman elizabeth esty is hosting an affordable care act small business workshop. >> frankly, there's been a lot of confusing information, misinformation, uncertainty, and i want to make sure we're sort of all on the same page. >> it's a scene playing out across america. worried constituents asking what obama care will really mean for them. >> there are going to be adjustments we need to make and we'll find those out as the program
you didn't before obamacare. fox's reporting continues when we return. >>> obamacare passed in 2010, on the heels of the financial meltdown. the president pitched it as an economic boon to the nation. it would bend the cost curve, he said, help small business. not for nothing, it was called the affordable care act. as the law takes hold, the economy's still sluggish. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us...
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plansare under obamacare and cost sharing in the obamacare market has increased. doubled in the market over obamacare's first four 2018, the in in average premium available to 27-year-old enrollees increased a record 7%. they compound. they don't go away if in 2019 they only rise by 10%. increases are still there. the worst part about obamacare is the quality of coverage. aspect bears on this. if you look into this, you will find no obamacare plans cover -- or the mayo clinic morrill sloan kettering. anderson accepts dedicated but it does not accept obama. onhas a real impact obamacare plans. her father had just switch jobs. he had to switch from his obamacare plan to an which meanted plan he had to switch jobs because no obamacare plans covered the chemotherapy she needed. provider is out of network there are no limits on obamacare. the erosion coverage will probably get worse because most of the measures that obamacare created to prevent that from happening have disappeared. these are very significant. we have done polling at cato where we have asked people if y
plansare under obamacare and cost sharing in the obamacare market has increased. doubled in the market over obamacare's first four 2018, the in in average premium available to 27-year-old enrollees increased a record 7%. they compound. they don't go away if in 2019 they only rise by 10%. increases are still there. the worst part about obamacare is the quality of coverage. aspect bears on this. if you look into this, you will find no obamacare plans cover -- or the mayo clinic morrill sloan...
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and most people on obamacare know it. after an excruciating series of events and complications, melissa and her husband found themselves just before christmas, emotionally and financially devastated crying in a doctor's office faced with yet another seamingly unpayable bill. when insurance wouldn't cover the atkinson's care, they emptied out melissa's 401k to pay their bills. they're not going to be and haven't been the first. there are many, many cases such as that. the 401k's. the first rule of medicine is do no harm. but obamacare's lies have caused this and throughout the whole country families like this, nothing but pain. witsik are small business owners from illinois. they have six children. her youngest daughter has a rare genetic condition. children born with it are sometimes called butterfly children because their skin is as fragile as the wings of a butterfly. popie has to wear special bandages all of the time. unfortunately, under obamacare, poppie's insurance has been repeatedly discontinued and replaced with
and most people on obamacare know it. after an excruciating series of events and complications, melissa and her husband found themselves just before christmas, emotionally and financially devastated crying in a doctor's office faced with yet another seamingly unpayable bill. when insurance wouldn't cover the atkinson's care, they emptied out melissa's 401k to pay their bills. they're not going to be and haven't been the first. there are many, many cases such as that. the 401k's. the first rule...
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the month after the obamacare exchange is open for business. thousands of university of miami and virginia tech fans party outside of sun life stadium. but this is more than a pregame tailgate bash. it sounds a lot like a call to civil disobedience. >> thousands of people will sign up for obamacare? >> hopefully. >> john feinberg, the president of generation opportunity would deny that. >> you have been traveling the country telling young people to ignore the law? >> no, not at all. >> oh, come on, we have cameras falling you around and you tell young people to opt out. >> no doubt we are telling people to opt out. >> are you ready to opt out of obamacare, right? >> yeah. t possible decision about their health care. they shouldn't pay three times the amount for health care, not for themself but to pay for an older generation. >> for obamacare to work, young, healthy people must pay into the system and not make my claims on it. that way their premiums will subsidize, older, sicker people, who statistically speaking will use more health care serv
the month after the obamacare exchange is open for business. thousands of university of miami and virginia tech fans party outside of sun life stadium. but this is more than a pregame tailgate bash. it sounds a lot like a call to civil disobedience. >> thousands of people will sign up for obamacare? >> hopefully. >> john feinberg, the president of generation opportunity would deny that. >> you have been traveling the country telling young people to ignore the law?...
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if they repeal obamacare and replace it with something like obamacare we basically still have obamacare except it will have bipartisan support and we will never get them. >> on the flip side about 60 votes in the senate you will never get 51 votes through reconciliation for the repeal of obamacare to look like there is no alternative on the horizon. >> there all sorts of alternatives. >> i think you have to let forward some sort of alternative that deals with coverage in michael and i were testifying yesterday in the senate and he made a similar point or a claim that a tax credit is roughly akin to the individual mandate in obamacare that the tax rate mandates that you buy insurance. by that logic the child tax credit effectively mandates that everyone have a child. who would make that argument? >> childless couples are a little annoyed that. >> you can take everything to the theoretical extreme but there's a profound difference between the government mandating that you buy a product or service the federal government doing something for the first time in american history and offering a
if they repeal obamacare and replace it with something like obamacare we basically still have obamacare except it will have bipartisan support and we will never get them. >> on the flip side about 60 votes in the senate you will never get 51 votes through reconciliation for the repeal of obamacare to look like there is no alternative on the horizon. >> there all sorts of alternatives. >> i think you have to let forward some sort of alternative that deals with coverage in...
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moo in many years since obamacare -- mr. mcconnell: since obamacare was imposed on the american people, it has been higher costs for the middle class. we watched obamacare unravel before our very eyes with each passing year and now it teeters on the edge of collapse and we face a choice -- allow the unsustainable obamacare status quo to continue, hurting more americans, or take action to finally move forward. early on democrats made it clear they did not want to work with us toward the goal in a serious or bipartisan way. i regret that, but we have a responsibility to move forward, and we are. as i've said, our entire conference has been active and engaged on moving beyond obamacare for quite some time now. we have focused on stabilizing insurance markets which are collapsing under obamacare, improving the affordability of health insurance which keeps getting more expensive under obamacare, freeing americans from obamacare's mandates which forced them to buy insurance they don't want, strengthening medicaid for those who nee
moo in many years since obamacare -- mr. mcconnell: since obamacare was imposed on the american people, it has been higher costs for the middle class. we watched obamacare unravel before our very eyes with each passing year and now it teeters on the edge of collapse and we face a choice -- allow the unsustainable obamacare status quo to continue, hurting more americans, or take action to finally move forward. early on democrats made it clear they did not want to work with us toward the goal in...
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our constituents are hurting under obamacare. they are counting on us to do the right thing right now. that means voting to allow the senate to finally move beyond obamacare's failures. that's what i intend to do. that's what i urge every colleague to do. we can do better than obamacare. we have a responsibility to the american people to do that. today's vote to begin debate is the first step and we should take it. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: without
our constituents are hurting under obamacare. they are counting on us to do the right thing right now. that means voting to allow the senate to finally move beyond obamacare's failures. that's what i intend to do. that's what i urge every colleague to do. we can do better than obamacare. we have a responsibility to the american people to do that. today's vote to begin debate is the first step and we should take it. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: without
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. >> our goal is to protect the american people from obamacare. >> we need to re peel and replace obamacare with a better system. >> i want to be absolutely crystal clear. any bill that defends obamacare is dead, dead. >> we will start by reducing premiums by as much as 2500 per family. >> this is playing with fire. legislative arsonists at work. >> obamacare is a law that will harm people. >> we can never balance the budget if you keep obamacare going. it is a fiscal train wreck. >> if you like your plan, keep your plan. >> you can't be held hostage. you can't have someone put a gun to your head and say we'll do horrible, ridiculous things unless you give in to us. >> obamacare is driving up the cost of health care, destroying millions of american jobs. it is a train wreck. >> we are done. >> welcome to "hannity." the house of representatives stood up for the american people and voted to defund obamacare. tonight we'll be joined by a special studio audience from both sides of the aisle to debate the president's disastrous health care law. first here is how it went down earlier today in a 2
. >> our goal is to protect the american people from obamacare. >> we need to re peel and replace obamacare with a better system. >> i want to be absolutely crystal clear. any bill that defends obamacare is dead, dead. >> we will start by reducing premiums by as much as 2500 per family. >> this is playing with fire. legislative arsonists at work. >> obamacare is a law that will harm people. >> we can never balance the budget if you keep obamacare going....
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you didn't before obamacare. fox news reporting continues when we return. >> obamacare passed in 2010 on the heels of the financial melt down. the president pitched in as an economic boom to the nation. it would bend the cost curve help small business. it was called the affordable care act. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us today. i know i have heard from many of you. >> august 28th unionville connecticut democratic congresswoman elizabethest tee is hosting an affordable care act small business workshop. >> there has been a lot of confusi confusing information, misinformation and uncertainty and i want to make sure we are on the same page. >> it's a scene playing out across america. >> worried constituents asking what obamacare will really mean for them. >> (indiscernible) >> there are going to be adjustments we need to make. we will find those out as the program rolls out. >> the obama administration has been making adjustments that
you didn't before obamacare. fox news reporting continues when we return. >> obamacare passed in 2010 on the heels of the financial melt down. the president pitched in as an economic boom to the nation. it would bend the cost curve help small business. it was called the affordable care act. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us today. i know i have heard from many of you. >> august 28th unionville...
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way, these plans are --ng to make obamacare more obamacare's costs more transparent. i have more to say about that in a while. ?ow did all of this come to be with the federal government realized is that in federal law, there is a provision that predates obamacare that exempts short-term plans from federal health insurance regulation and with the federal government realized was this provision, this exemption from federal health insurance regulation was much broader than anyone had previously realized. obamacare requires consumers to purchase specific types of coverage and imposes hidden imposes consumers and obamacare as well as federal law that predates obamacare proposals also to regulation on health insurance. when congress added those visit law, itsions to federal added them to an already existing part of federal law called the public health service act. called the public health service act. is the very first provision in the affordable care act, you obamacare's it adds rules as amendments to the public health service act. health service act relates health insuranc
way, these plans are --ng to make obamacare more obamacare's costs more transparent. i have more to say about that in a while. ?ow did all of this come to be with the federal government realized is that in federal law, there is a provision that predates obamacare that exempts short-term plans from federal health insurance regulation and with the federal government realized was this provision, this exemption from federal health insurance regulation was much broader than anyone had previously...
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you didn't before obamacare. fox's reporting continues when we return. >>> obamacare passed in 2010, on the heels of the financial meltdown. the president pitched it as an economic boon to the nation. it would bend the cost curve, he said, help small business. not for nothing, it was called the affordable care act. as the law takes hold, the economy's still sluggish. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us here today. i know i've heard from many of you -- >> august 28th, unionville, connecticut. democratic congresswoman elizabeth esty is hosting an affordable care act small business workshop. >> frankly, there's been a lot of confusing information, misinformation, uncertainty, and i want to make sure we're sort of all on the same page. >> it's a scene playing out across america. worried constituents asking what obama care will really mean for them. >> there are going to be adjustments we need to make and we'll find those out as the program
you didn't before obamacare. fox's reporting continues when we return. >>> obamacare passed in 2010, on the heels of the financial meltdown. the president pitched it as an economic boon to the nation. it would bend the cost curve, he said, help small business. not for nothing, it was called the affordable care act. as the law takes hold, the economy's still sluggish. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us...
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you didn't before obamacare. fox news reporting continues when we return >>> obamacare passed in 2010 on the heels of the financial meltdown. the president pitched it as an economic boon to the nation. it would bend the cost curve, he said, help small business. not for nothing, it was called the affordable care act. as the law takes hold, the economy is still sluggish. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining us here today. i know i've heard from many of you. >> august 28, unionville, connecticut. democratic congresswoman elizabeth este is hosten aaffordable care act small business workshop. >> there has been a lot of confusing information, misinformation, uncertainty and i want to make sure we're sort of all on the same page. >> it's a scene playing out across america. worried constituents asking what obamacare will really mean for them. >> they're going to start cutting hours. >> there are going to be adjustments we'll need to make and we'll
you didn't before obamacare. fox news reporting continues when we return >>> obamacare passed in 2010 on the heels of the financial meltdown. the president pitched it as an economic boon to the nation. it would bend the cost curve, he said, help small business. not for nothing, it was called the affordable care act. as the law takes hold, the economy is still sluggish. some americans are wondering if obamacare is one of the reasons why. >> i want to thank all of you for joining...
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it's not just obamacare. it's probably the second most watched case of this entire term, and it was on religious freedom, looking at lgbtq rights. the question out of this case was is there a religious exemption to laws against discrimination? we're going to talk about obamacare in a minute, but, again, break news out of the supreme court. >> this is a unanimous decision, 9-0, ruling in favor of catholic social services that had sued the city of philadelphia when philadelphia said, sorry, we're not renewing your contract to provide foster care services to find families that will adopt foster children because you won't allow them to be into the homes of same-sex parents, and the city says that violates our non-discriminating law, you're violating a city contract. catholic social services sued and said that violates our religious freedom. by a vote of 9-0, the supreme court voted with catholic social services. there's a limiting provision in this decision. what catholic social services said, you need not only t
it's not just obamacare. it's probably the second most watched case of this entire term, and it was on religious freedom, looking at lgbtq rights. the question out of this case was is there a religious exemption to laws against discrimination? we're going to talk about obamacare in a minute, but, again, break news out of the supreme court. >> this is a unanimous decision, 9-0, ruling in favor of catholic social services that had sued the city of philadelphia when philadelphia said, sorry,...
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today obamacare is nearing full collapse. americans in nearly every one of two counties could find themselves with one of two options with obamacare next year. which is really not a choice at all. or worse, find themselves without any option at all. the long-term obamacare trend is -- we have to act and we are. costs are spiking under obamacare, we want to improve affordability. obamacare's champions said the law would be more affordable, but for too many just the opposite has occurred. in the years since obamacare's passage, we received so many calls and letters from families hit with soaring costs and skyrocketing premiums. a report shows premiums in the individual market rose by 500% since the law was fully implemented in 2013. today the situation continues to spiral out of control. americans in states across the country could find themselves facing more double-digit premium increases next year, as high as 30%. we learned just yesterday in washington state, 32% in north carolina, 40% in maine. another recent report showed
today obamacare is nearing full collapse. americans in nearly every one of two counties could find themselves with one of two options with obamacare next year. which is really not a choice at all. or worse, find themselves without any option at all. the long-term obamacare trend is -- we have to act and we are. costs are spiking under obamacare, we want to improve affordability. obamacare's champions said the law would be more affordable, but for too many just the opposite has occurred. in the...
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, that's obamacare forever. we'll have obamacare for the rest of our days if that's the case. so i think as a political reality, you've got to go the tax credit route which means these folks would actually get the same thing as everyone else. 2017 project plan, a $1200 $2100, $3000 tax credit just depending on their age. but i think a way to bridge this seemingly impassable gap is that the tax credit should be is as conservative as we can possibly make it. what i mean by that is let's give the tax credit to vims and families and -- to individuals and families and not have it be a sub city do to insurance companies like -- subsidy to insurance companies like obamacare. remove the merrick penalties make -- marriage penalties, make it a very conservative tax credit. michael would say it'll never be conservative enough, and i respect that. we can get close enough, and then we can repeal this monstrosity while still putting things on a glide path toward a genuine free market and restore ising americans' liberty. >> s
, that's obamacare forever. we'll have obamacare for the rest of our days if that's the case. so i think as a political reality, you've got to go the tax credit route which means these folks would actually get the same thing as everyone else. 2017 project plan, a $1200 $2100, $3000 tax credit just depending on their age. but i think a way to bridge this seemingly impassable gap is that the tax credit should be is as conservative as we can possibly make it. what i mean by that is let's give the...
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that just means the obamacare taxes stay with obamacare. members realize there are other parts of our agenda that people have even more of agreement on on what to achieve. refund more agreement on -- on funding the government. this issue had a big difference whether we not should repeal and replace obamacare, but how we should replace it. are a ten-year opposition party were being against things was the easy thing to do. and now we try to go to a governing party, where we have to get 216 people to agree with each other on how we do things. get there, but we weren't quite there's a day. >> are you going to move ahead with -- and also house the conference doing right now? >> the conference is let down, the conference is disappointed. we were on the cusp of for filling a promise that we made, of achieving an ambition we had for seven years and we came a little bit short. this bill would have made phase two much better. nevertheless i think there are some things the secretary can do to stabilize things. for instance, risk pools, we think the sm
that just means the obamacare taxes stay with obamacare. members realize there are other parts of our agenda that people have even more of agreement on on what to achieve. refund more agreement on -- on funding the government. this issue had a big difference whether we not should repeal and replace obamacare, but how we should replace it. are a ten-year opposition party were being against things was the easy thing to do. and now we try to go to a governing party, where we have to get 216 people...
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it is important as we think about obamacare, you think about candidates talking about obamacare and what they will do to repeal it. we are one of the few candidates that has laid a plan out, not just for how to repeal it but what to do in its place, but we lay out when you talk about this, you want to make sure to understand the nation is undergoing a critical financial crisis when it comes to our debt and deficit problems. none of these plans will add to that . in this case, our plan is cost neutral. we pay for this and the credits of the other components. by reforming the process by which the tax treats some of the goldplated health care plans and by reforming and fixing medicaid by sending it back to the states where it is more efficient and more accountable to the american people and to people served by these programs at the state and local level. that is really important because we want to repeal obamacare and want patients and families back in charge of health care decisions. we want to do it in a way that doesn't break the bank. this is cost neutral. going forward, we found an eff
it is important as we think about obamacare, you think about candidates talking about obamacare and what they will do to repeal it. we are one of the few candidates that has laid a plan out, not just for how to repeal it but what to do in its place, but we lay out when you talk about this, you want to make sure to understand the nation is undergoing a critical financial crisis when it comes to our debt and deficit problems. none of these plans will add to that . in this case, our plan is cost...
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does it sound like obamacare is working? they said it wouldn't increase choice -- they said it would increase choice. they said it would increase choice, but, of kowrgs, it didn't. this year 70% of american counties have had little or no choice of insurers under obamacare. next year at least 44 counties are projected to have no choice at all, meaning, yet again, americans could be thrown off their plans in states like missouri and ohio and wisconsin. does it sound like obamacare is working? democrats tell us it would be wrong for the senate to actually address these problems in a serious way while the law they've defended for seven years teeters -- literally teeters -- on the edge of total collapse. they were wrong before, they are wrong again now because obamacare isn't working by nearly any measure it has failed and no amount of lefnth hour denying or buck passing by democrats is going to change the fact that more americans are going to get hurt unless we do something. i regret that our democratic friends made clear early
does it sound like obamacare is working? they said it wouldn't increase choice -- they said it would increase choice. they said it would increase choice, but, of kowrgs, it didn't. this year 70% of american counties have had little or no choice of insurers under obamacare. next year at least 44 counties are projected to have no choice at all, meaning, yet again, americans could be thrown off their plans in states like missouri and ohio and wisconsin. does it sound like obamacare is working?...
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she's the sort of person obamacare was designed for. she has been on public assistance in the past and says she didn't like the feeling.awj >> i've applied for food stamps before. i've applied for housing assistance. it was embarrassing.8k'eÑ i should be able to take care of myself and it was embarrassing for me to have to ask for help. >> reporter: but when it comes to the affordable care act plan she thinks it's a great deal. and doesn't care who knows it. >> i brag to all my friends. and my parents are very telling them, you're wrong,nveì% isn't how it works all the time. and i haven't had any problems enlightening people and i want to teach people it has helped t/ >> reporter: she has become something of a spokesperson for obamacare making media appearances on its behalf. >> i don't make enough to pay for expensive health care. and i think this can show people you can still afford health care, good health care.#vz+ >> how many signed up because they got subsidies to sign up? >> when you bribe them of course they're going to get 40
she's the sort of person obamacare was designed for. she has been on public assistance in the past and says she didn't like the feeling.awj >> i've applied for food stamps before. i've applied for housing assistance. it was embarrassing.8k'eÑ i should be able to take care of myself and it was embarrassing for me to have to ask for help. >> reporter: but when it comes to the affordable care act plan she thinks it's a great deal. and doesn't care who knows it. >> i brag to all...
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obamacare. just try it. there were an awful lot of us, an awful lot of republicans who were very, very skeptical of it. i think for good reasons but very skeptical of it. and we were told try it, try it, try it, try it. and through unfortunately an exercise of brute political force, obamacare became the law of the land. but i'll tell you the difference with green eggs and ham. is when americans tried it, they discovered they did not like green eggs and ham and they did not like obamacare either. they did not like obamacare in a box, with a fox, in a house or with a mouse. it is not working. you know, one of the oldest definitions of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. i understand why many supported obamacare in the beginning. but if you look at the facts, if you look at the evidence, if you look at what is happening when the american people have tried it, it's not working. and if we listen to the people, if we listen to the american p
obamacare. just try it. there were an awful lot of us, an awful lot of republicans who were very, very skeptical of it. i think for good reasons but very skeptical of it. and we were told try it, try it, try it, try it. and through unfortunately an exercise of brute political force, obamacare became the law of the land. but i'll tell you the difference with green eggs and ham. is when americans tried it, they discovered they did not like green eggs and ham and they did not like obamacare...
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obamacare has failed. the american people have sent a decisive message to washington dc that they want obamacare to withpealed and replaced health care reform that was over the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. we are working closely with senate leadership on a budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare and also, create a framework for replacement going forward. we're also working on a series of executive orders that the president elect will put into effect to ensure that there is an orderly transition during the obamacareer we repeal to a market-based health care economy in america. look, obamacare has failed. the promises of obamacare have all been proven to be false. i was here in a different capacity in 2010. we were told if you like your doctor, you can keep him. not true. we were told that the cost of health insurance would go down. not true. right now the american people are laboring under extraordinary increases in premiums. the average deduc
obamacare has failed. the american people have sent a decisive message to washington dc that they want obamacare to withpealed and replaced health care reform that was over the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. we are working closely with senate leadership on a budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare and also, create a framework for replacement going forward. we're also working on a series of executive orders that the president elect...
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to cribbs, supporting obamacare goes beyond nitty-gritty health and public policy issues. it's a matter of morality. >> that is what obamacare is all about -- taking care of those who are among us, for whatever reason, who are unable to care for themselves in terms of their physical condition, in terms of their health and their medicine. as a person of faith if i am to turn my back on people who have needs, medical needs, physical needs, i have turned my back on my faith. that's the bottom line. >> reporter: of course, many other people of faith don't share such views on obamacare. >> the parts that make me nervous about it, particularly from an ethical perspective, is the mandate that people have to buy insurance coverage. >> reporter: scott rae studies the intersection of christian ethics, economics, and health policy at southern california's biola university, an evangelical campus. rae worries about the estimated $1.1 trillion cost of obamacare as it expands coverage to more of the poor. he also believes obamacare takes too much authority out of the hands of individuals
to cribbs, supporting obamacare goes beyond nitty-gritty health and public policy issues. it's a matter of morality. >> that is what obamacare is all about -- taking care of those who are among us, for whatever reason, who are unable to care for themselves in terms of their physical condition, in terms of their health and their medicine. as a person of faith if i am to turn my back on people who have needs, medical needs, physical needs, i have turned my back on my faith. that's the...
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we'll also be dealing with obamacare. so many of you know what these failed policies have done to americans. if you look at those families that have employer-based insurance, the premiums have increased by more than $4,300. of the 23 co-ops that were created in obamacare, 18 have already failed. but what's most concerning to so many, more than 1,022 counties across america, that's more than one third, if only one choice inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care has failed. we're so thankful that we have a new administration coming that had the wisdom to listen and the courage to lead. r. scalise: it was an exciting day yesterday to see the new members sworn in. to see this new majority excited about getting to work for the american people. there is a lot we want to do. there is a lot we're going to do. working in tandem with our new president and vice president. it's great to welcome our friend and former colleague, mike pence, back not as a member of congress but as the soon-to-be vice p
we'll also be dealing with obamacare. so many of you know what these failed policies have done to americans. if you look at those families that have employer-based insurance, the premiums have increased by more than $4,300. of the 23 co-ops that were created in obamacare, 18 have already failed. but what's most concerning to so many, more than 1,022 counties across america, that's more than one third, if only one choice inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care...
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i am against obamacare, mr. scott brown himself apparently does not even know what to say now when he is asked in new hampshire about whether or not the state ought to expand health insurance access under obamacare. scott brown, mr. i'm against obamacare, the man who person phis running against obamacare for the republican party now that he is running for office right now cannot even answer basic questions about what the state he is running in should do about obamacare. he cannot answer the question, because expanding health insurance in new hampshire probably at some level makes sense for new hampshire. but that is obamacare, and being against obamacare is the one thing people are supposed to know about scott brown that does not make them laugh out loud. poor scott brown, live free and die. frank rich joins us next. stay with us. i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says
i am against obamacare, mr. scott brown himself apparently does not even know what to say now when he is asked in new hampshire about whether or not the state ought to expand health insurance access under obamacare. scott brown, mr. i'm against obamacare, the man who person phis running against obamacare for the republican party now that he is running for office right now cannot even answer basic questions about what the state he is running in should do about obamacare. he cannot answer the...
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it comes from obamacare. there's amazing stats i'm going to go back and get because they're really kwietd powerful. if you look at the paperwork impactle, obamacare's rules alone. and by the way, the obamacare of rules are taller than seven feet tall. they generate 172 million hours of paperwork compliance. let me put that in perspective. that would take 86,200 employees, working full time, 2,000 hours a year, to complete one year of new paperwork under obamacare. that's roughly the entire population of miami beach, florida, doing nothing but filling out obamacare forms. if you want your doctor to get back to caring for you, if you want to drive down costs, get government out of the business of dictating and controlling health care. >> well, ted is right. there is far too much paperwork. some of it is government. but, you know what? some of it is also? it is insurance companies. every american who has filed a claim has the experience of fighting with the health insurance companies to make sure that they get w
it comes from obamacare. there's amazing stats i'm going to go back and get because they're really kwietd powerful. if you look at the paperwork impactle, obamacare's rules alone. and by the way, the obamacare of rules are taller than seven feet tall. they generate 172 million hours of paperwork compliance. let me put that in perspective. that would take 86,200 employees, working full time, 2,000 hours a year, to complete one year of new paperwork under obamacare. that's roughly the entire...
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someone who has set for years that they would never repeal and replace obamacare said that obamacare was here to stay. the former speaker of the house, john boehner. he said it repeatedly, he said it a few months ago, and so far his words remain true. >> so where do the lawmakers go from here? where do they go, literally, it is 2:00. where did they go? >> we don't know. we don't know if they will be on the defense bill. that was objected to on the floor. there are some nominations that they need to move through. there was talk that that maybe they don't even go through this extra two weeks of the recess. remember, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said that we are going to stay here in washington for a couple of days. the house is scheduled to leave town the entire month, and they would not stay around because they don't have any legislative traffic. think about the issues that they have to accomplish. none of them are satisfied right now. the house has to pass a budget. they have to move through appropriations bills. they have to avoid a shutdown in october. the house passed fo
someone who has set for years that they would never repeal and replace obamacare said that obamacare was here to stay. the former speaker of the house, john boehner. he said it repeatedly, he said it a few months ago, and so far his words remain true. >> so where do the lawmakers go from here? where do they go, literally, it is 2:00. where did they go? >> we don't know. we don't know if they will be on the defense bill. that was objected to on the floor. there are some nominations...
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we love obamacare. it's working wonderfully. millions of people in california have health insurance they didn't have before. and she reminded me that in those states where the republican governors have agreed to do medicaid, it's great. in fact, where states have expanded into medicaid, the rates are approaching 10% lower than in other states. that's -- i mean not look at california. let's look at nevada. we have a conservative republican governor brian sandoval is his name. i've learned to accept the fact that he's doing a good job in spite of the fact that in running for governor he beat my son. brian sandoval is a good person. he's doing a good job as governor of the state of nevada, and he stepped aside and was not worried about the criticism he would receive by helping the people of the state of nevada. and he has medicaid in the state of nevada which the rates there, some 70% lower had he not done this. my friend the republican leerd complains about -- leader complains about the few choices in obamacare marketplace. that t
we love obamacare. it's working wonderfully. millions of people in california have health insurance they didn't have before. and she reminded me that in those states where the republican governors have agreed to do medicaid, it's great. in fact, where states have expanded into medicaid, the rates are approaching 10% lower than in other states. that's -- i mean not look at california. let's look at nevada. we have a conservative republican governor brian sandoval is his name. i've learned to...
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that just means the obamacare taxes stay with obamacare. we're going to fix the rest of the tax code. reporter: does this portend other bad things? mr. ryan: i don't think so. i do not think it is prologue brother future things because members realize there are parts of our agenda where people have more agreement. we have more agreement on the need and nature of tax reform, on -- funding the government, rebuilding the military, securing the border. this issue had a big difference of opinion, not whether we should repeal and replace obamacare but just how we should replace it. and that is the growing pains of governing. we were a 110-year opposition party. where being against things was easy to do. you just had to be against it. now in three months' time we try to go to a governing party where we actually have to get 216 people to agree with each other on how we do things. we just weren't quite there today. we will get there, but we were not there today. reporter: are you going to move ahead with stage two and three legislation? also, you ca
that just means the obamacare taxes stay with obamacare. we're going to fix the rest of the tax code. reporter: does this portend other bad things? mr. ryan: i don't think so. i do not think it is prologue brother future things because members realize there are parts of our agenda where people have more agreement. we have more agreement on the need and nature of tax reform, on -- funding the government, rebuilding the military, securing the border. this issue had a big difference of opinion,...
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if they do that they reveal obamacare and replace with obamacare is a light they will have obamacare, bipartisan support at every get rid of it. >> on the flip side of the 60 votes in the senate, you never get 60 votes for reconciliation. for the repeal of obamacare, an alternative on the horizon. >> people look forward some alternatives the deal with coverage, and mike and i were testifying in the senate and made a similar point, claim that a tax credit is roughly akin to the individual mandate in obamacare that a tax credit officially mandates that you buy insurance. by that logic the child tax credit mandate everyone have a child. who would make that argument? >> childless couples are annoyed by that. >> you can take anything to a theoretical extreme but there's a profound difference between the government mandating that you buy a product or service, the federal government for the first time in american history, and offering a tax break in whatever form to people who choose to buy. >> there is a tax credit for child care. a lot of stay at home families, stay at home parents are rea
if they do that they reveal obamacare and replace with obamacare is a light they will have obamacare, bipartisan support at every get rid of it. >> on the flip side of the 60 votes in the senate, you never get 60 votes for reconciliation. for the repeal of obamacare, an alternative on the horizon. >> people look forward some alternatives the deal with coverage, and mike and i were testifying in the senate and made a similar point, claim that a tax credit is roughly akin to the...
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sorry, we don't take obamacare. i see the minority leader come to the floor, harry reid, and talking about how wonderful it is. the president says forcefully defend and be proud. of what? of something that, sorry, we don't take obamacare. now, this is "the new york times," a newspaper whose editorial board has supported this health care law. they talk about the pains of the health care act frustrating patients. amy modas and her circle of self-employed small business owners were supporters, were supporters of president obama and the affordable care act. they bought policies on the newly created new york state exchange. we have two democratic senators from new york. where are they to respond to what's happened to the people of their home state as a result of this law? they bought insurance policies in the new york state exchange. what happened? well, when they called doctors and hospitals in manhattan to schedule an appointment, they were dismayed to be turned away. not once, it says, but again and again. here they a
sorry, we don't take obamacare. i see the minority leader come to the floor, harry reid, and talking about how wonderful it is. the president says forcefully defend and be proud. of what? of something that, sorry, we don't take obamacare. now, this is "the new york times," a newspaper whose editorial board has supported this health care law. they talk about the pains of the health care act frustrating patients. amy modas and her circle of self-employed small business owners were...
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if you want to repair obamacare you can. if you want to impose the employer mandate you can but you don't have to but if you want to do something new and novel, you can. we passed obamacare on christmas eve. i remember it very well. i think we can do a hearing on this bill. i'm asking senator hatch to give us some time to explain our bill to the finance committee. we can go right back to the floor and continue where we left off in voting we've got time to bring this up before septembe september 30. all we need is leadership. i am urging the white house to get on the phone to call governors. i'm asking mitch mcconnell to make time for this bill in this debate. help me get 50 votes. i'm telling the republican party we have not yet tried everythin everything. as a matter of fact the best idea has not been tried. i will make sure when we leave healthcare and if we fail it's because democrats said no to a transformational idea. i like new york, california, marilyn in massachusetts. they are wonderful states, their fine people. i
if you want to repair obamacare you can. if you want to impose the employer mandate you can but you don't have to but if you want to do something new and novel, you can. we passed obamacare on christmas eve. i remember it very well. i think we can do a hearing on this bill. i'm asking senator hatch to give us some time to explain our bill to the finance committee. we can go right back to the floor and continue where we left off in voting we've got time to bring this up before septembe september...
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obamacare is a total disas per. we'll let obamacare fail and the democrats will come to us and say how do we fix it, how do we fix it. or how do we come up with a new plan. >> he said at the beginning of this, shep, the president said he is not going to own, this he is going to do everything he can in conjunction with republicans in congress to shin ensure that the democrats own this. but at the same time the democrats want to wrap it around the president's neck and ride it into 2018. so this is really going to be a battle of political wills in the next 17 months. >> shepard: the vice president, mike pence, spoke on healthcare today i understand. >> yeah, and it's the vice president who really is the prime liaison, legislative director mark short does a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of the technical aspects. the vice president is the primary liaison between the white house and capitol hill. he's taking aim at republicans who voted to repeal obamacare back in 2015, whether they be in the house or the senate and s
obamacare is a total disas per. we'll let obamacare fail and the democrats will come to us and say how do we fix it, how do we fix it. or how do we come up with a new plan. >> he said at the beginning of this, shep, the president said he is not going to own, this he is going to do everything he can in conjunction with republicans in congress to shin ensure that the democrats own this. but at the same time the democrats want to wrap it around the president's neck and ride it into 2018. so...
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this narrow network phenomenon is a consequence of obamacare. insurers facing the cost of covering more people squeeze money out of the system by dealing with fewer health care providers and paying them less. these doctors and hospitals in turn make up for the lost money with volume. in the form of new patients, coming from those health care providers who have been excluded from the network. >> the fact that you have the inpossibility as a consumer to go to a doctor they might want to go to is a direct result of the standardized plan that are required to be offered as a result of the aca. >> reporter: chris condalucci worked for the senate finance committee that drafted the legislation. >> that is translating into a narrow network and limited ability for consumers policyholders to get the medical care that they need. >> i'm not sure -- >> reporter: mrs. mccarthy may be priced out of her own hospital. >> i won't be able to come to frisbee hospital. i won't be able to see my internist or gynecologist or have the same surgeons i've had in the past.
this narrow network phenomenon is a consequence of obamacare. insurers facing the cost of covering more people squeeze money out of the system by dealing with fewer health care providers and paying them less. these doctors and hospitals in turn make up for the lost money with volume. in the form of new patients, coming from those health care providers who have been excluded from the network. >> the fact that you have the inpossibility as a consumer to go to a doctor they might want to go...
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premiums in the obamacare market doubled over?wjp obamacare's f increase of 19%. in 2018 the average premium for benchmark plans for 27-year-old enrollees increased 37% and these increases compound. they don't go away if in 2019 premiums only rise by 10%. those premium increases are still there and making obamacare expensive. but the worst part about obamacare is the quality of coverage. i think that the cost sharing aspect that i mentioned bears on this and if you -- if you look into this, you'll find that no obamacare plans cover care at either md end cancer center in holocau houston and it accepted medicaid but not obamacare. and it says a real impact on obamacare plans. when 4-year-old virginia resident rhett briggs developed leukemia her father had to switch jobs -- he had -- well not so much switch jobs from his obamacare care to an employer-based plan and then)líd to switch jobs because no obamacare cover the one local hospital that provides the special" need. and net issues matter because if you are your provider is out of the network there are no costs p
premiums in the obamacare market doubled over?wjp obamacare's f increase of 19%. in 2018 the average premium for benchmark plans for 27-year-old enrollees increased 37% and these increases compound. they don't go away if in 2019 premiums only rise by 10%. those premium increases are still there and making obamacare expensive. but the worst part about obamacare is the quality of coverage. i think that the cost sharing aspect that i mentioned bears on this and if you -- if you look into this,...
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watch them suffering under obamacare. they did everything they could to prevent the senate to provide a better way forward such as reading amendments for endless amounts of time. such things as holding up nominations for key positions, because they were unhappy. that we were trying to find a way to something better. then obamacare. so i suspect they are pretty satisfied. i regret to save, they succeeded in that effort. so now, i think it is appropriate to ask, what are their ideas? it will be interesting to see. what they suggest is the way forward. for myself, i can say, i am pretty safe to say, they are bailing out insurance companies. bailing out insurance companies. no thought to any kind of refor reform. it is not something i want to be a part of i suspect, not many people over here that are interested in that. will be interesting to see what they have in mind. quadrupling down on the failures of obamacare with a single-payer system. we had devote a little earlier, thank you to the senator from montana. they did not
watch them suffering under obamacare. they did everything they could to prevent the senate to provide a better way forward such as reading amendments for endless amounts of time. such things as holding up nominations for key positions, because they were unhappy. that we were trying to find a way to something better. then obamacare. so i suspect they are pretty satisfied. i regret to save, they succeeded in that effort. so now, i think it is appropriate to ask, what are their ideas? it will be...
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obamacare has failed. and th american people have sent a decisive message to washington, d.c. that they want obamacare to be repealed and replaced with health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. we're working very closely with the senate leadership on a budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare and also create a framework for replacement going forward. we're also working on a series of executive orders that the president-elect will put into effect to ensure that there is an orderly transition during the period after we repeal obamacare to a market-based health care economy in america. look, obamacare has failed. the promises of obamacare have all been proven to be false. i was here in a different capacity in march of 2010. when we were told if you like your doctor, you can keep it. not true. if you like your health insurance, can you keep it. not true. we were told the cost of health insurance would go down if obamacare
obamacare has failed. and th american people have sent a decisive message to washington, d.c. that they want obamacare to be repealed and replaced with health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. we're working very closely with the senate leadership on a budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare and also create a framework for replacement going forward. we're also working on a series of executive orders that...
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on the obamacare exchanges. not a lot of options for buying plans under basically the benchmark plan. there aren't a lot of choices. a spike in cost and average premiums at the end of last year. there is a lot of pain out there on that. democrats have been in a weird situation for the last six years they've had to defend president obama and so their position was there are no changes we will make or very small changes. they dealt with financing here and there but no substantive changes even though all sides said there are problems that need to be rewritten. now in some ways they have more freedom to actually engage republicans. the question is whether republicans go for a full repeal and replacement or if democrats will come in with half appeal and hope to get enough republicans to join them on rather than a full repeal. >> martha: any kind of compromise between republicans and democrats might be good for house democrats because they'll be seen as being part of a fix on obamacare but any diminution of obamacare w
on the obamacare exchanges. not a lot of options for buying plans under basically the benchmark plan. there aren't a lot of choices. a spike in cost and average premiums at the end of last year. there is a lot of pain out there on that. democrats have been in a weird situation for the last six years they've had to defend president obama and so their position was there are no changes we will make or very small changes. they dealt with financing here and there but no substantive changes even...
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obamacare may or may not be the future. but one thing is for sure -- passing the law has not ended the debate. and for people like margaret mcarthi, there's more uncertainly than ever. since finding out the cost of her new plan, she's recently decided to take her chances and self-insure for the rest of the year. she's hoping her options will somehow be better in 2015. >> all the bad things about the affordable care act that people forecast have basically come true. i don't want to go to all the other doctors. it's as simple as that. i just want to stay with the doctors i have. >> back when it was a bill, obamacare supporters predicted that once enacted, it would become more popular. so far, if new hampshire's any indication, that doesn't seem to have happened. what has happened is it's created a lot of change with more to come. ironically, the one thing both sides seem to agree on now is we need even more reform to make our health care system work. so the main political question is will these future reforms follow the path
obamacare may or may not be the future. but one thing is for sure -- passing the law has not ended the debate. and for people like margaret mcarthi, there's more uncertainly than ever. since finding out the cost of her new plan, she's recently decided to take her chances and self-insure for the rest of the year. she's hoping her options will somehow be better in 2015. >> all the bad things about the affordable care act that people forecast have basically come true. i don't want to go to...